Taken (Book Six) (Fated Saga Fantasy Series) by Rachel Humphrey - D'aigle Page B

minute... that’s me and Ivan and... you following us.”
    “Yeah, I did follow you for awhile. I had time to kill, wanted to see what you were up to.”
    “If I’d known it was you I would have...”
    “What? Tried to stop me? With your pathetic magical abilities...”
    “You can still burn,” she warned him .
    “Not anymore,” he argued in a taunting voice.
    “Again with the cryptic.”
    She folded her arms, waiting for him to explain.
    “My father, he...”
    “He what? And just who is your father by the way? He sounds like a big jerk to me!”
    “How dare you speak about our father that way?” His dark eyes stared down at her. She suddenly realized that he was quite a bit taller than she was. Regardless of how small he made her feel, she stood her ground.
    “I’ll speak about him all I... wait... what? ”
    Colby caught his mistake too late. He hadn’t meant to tell her yet.
    “Whatever. You were going to find out you’re my sister soon enough anyway.”
    “You... wait, are you saying that Jurekai Fazendiin is your father?” She stumbled, catching herself.
    “Ding ding ding!” his voice rang out . “Turns out you’re my long lost twin sister.”
    “No. That’s not possible. Colin is my twin.”
    “Sorry. Wrong.”
    “You were at the cave to see your mother... my mother.”
    “Ding ding ...”
    “Oh shut up,” she spouted. “Colin has to be my brother! I can hear his thoughts, just like I can yours.”
    “But I can’t. Or... maybe I just haven’t tried.” He pondered attempting to take a peek into Colin’s mind.
    “Keep your thoughts on the here and now if you don’t mind. I’d like to stay in one place for a little while.”
    “Fine. Anyway. So, you’re my sister.”
    “And Fazendiin is really our father?” her lips turned downward as she confirmed this.
    “Don’t look so disappointed. Do you have any idea what this means?”
    “No. I really don’t. Other than being completely horrified by it.”
    He ignored the last bit and shook his head.
    “We could accomplish so much together. You’re a little behind, but I’m sure that Dad,” Meghan cringed as he said with such ease, “could turn you into a pretty powerful...”
    “Stop,” she ordered. “I don’t know what you’re scheming , but you can forget it. I will never join you. I will never condone what you’ve done.”
    “Why is it that everyone thinks we are the bad guys?”
    “Maybe because you kill without a thought, don’t care about anyone or anything except yourselves and getting what you want.”
    “Yeah, but it’s not like Juliska Blackwell turned out to be so great either. And then there’s Amelia, she almost makes Juliska look like a saint!”
    “Just because that’s true doesn’t mean the Svoda are ba d people. They’re just misled.”
    “You don’t know that much about their history, do you?”
    She ignored him.
    “I’m sure there’s lots of stuff they left out of their history books. Oh, no,” he suddenly veered off, a frightened look on his face.
    “What?” she asked, feigning concern.
    “I’m using history. Man , I hate it when my father is right!”
    “He makes you learn history?” she asked.
    “You have no idea what I have had to learn,” he droned on. “The school work never ends.”
    “You realize this isn’t helping your cause any.”
    He let out an angry sound and continued. “Whatever. The point is that the Svoda aren’t so innocent as you might be thinking they are. They’ve done their share of damage. They’ve killed.”
    “I don’t think any one person or group is purely just good or bad, Colby. No one is perfect. But I think more so than anything I’ve seen, they are good people with good intentions. Unlike you or your father. Do you really think your father is a good man? Our father I mean...”
    “Like you said, Sis, there is no just good or evil. But yes, I do think his intentions are... well look what he’s given me!” Colby proceeded to open up his